Mental Illness (General)

Mental Health Researchers Discuss Opportunities for New Research on the Teen Brain

One in five adolescents has a mental illness that will persist into adulthood. Because mental health costs pose such a... Read More

Foundation Announces New Commitments to Support Goals of White House BRAIN Initiative

Today, at 3:30 p.m. Eastern Time, Jeffrey Borenstein, M.D. , will represent the Brain & Behavior Research Foundation at the... Read More

Computerized Screening Tool for Youth Suicide Risk Coming Soon

The National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) has announced a recently-launched study involving a team of emergency departments (EDs) across... Read More

New Technique Successfully Identifies Hard-to-Find Genetic Mutations Linked to Brain Disorders

Two-time NARSAD Grantee (1998 and 2008) Christopher Walsh, M.D., Ph.D. , Chief of the Division of Genetics at Boston Children’s... Read More

Karl Deisseroth, M.D., Ph.D., Recognized for Global Impact of Optogenetics with Prestigious Keio Prize

Foundation Scientific Council member, Karl Deisseroth, M.D., Ph.D. , of Stanford University, will receive the 2014 Keio Medical Science Prize... Read More